๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ’๐๐จ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ’๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก (ืชึผืึนืึฐืึนืชโ โ Hebrew for “generations” or “descendants,” the second word and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the sixth weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. The parashah tells of the conflict between Jacob and Esau, Isaac’s […]
๐๐ก๐๐ฒ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก (Sarah’s life โChaye Sarah, Hayye Sarah, or Hayyei Sara, ืึทืึตึผื ืฉึธืืจึธืโ โ Hebrew for “life of Sarah,” the first words in the parashah) is the fifth weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of […]
As the writer of Proverbs 10:12 tells us, Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. As the numbers of hate crimes against African Americans, Asian-Americans, Jews of all races, and many others who are marginalized for various identities rise at alarmingly high rates, we become saturated with hateful […]
๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐-๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ (ืึทืึตึผืจึธืโ โ Hebrew for “and He appeared,” the first word in the parashah) is the fourth weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 18:1โ22:24. The parashah tells the stories of Abraham’s three visitors, Abraham’s bargaining with Yahweh over […]
Is it true that Israel never had Queens? While in Ghana twice I have been dressed as an Ashanti Queen Mother once in December 2017 during the Ashanti Queen Motherโs Funeral and once this August while in Accra by an Ashanti Queen Mother she and I talked about Ashanti culture […]
Lech-Lecha Shabbat Shalom! ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Lech-Lecha, Lekh-Lekha, or Lech-L’cha (ืึถืึฐ-ืึฐืึธโ leแธต-lษแธตฤ โ Hebrew for “go!” or “leave!”, literally “go for you” โ the fifth and sixth words in the parashah) is the third weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 12:1โ17:27. The […]
Noach ๐ฌ #ThisWeeksTorahPortion ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: Noach โ ื ึนืึท, Noiach, Nauach, Nauah, or Noah (ื ึนืึทโ, Hebrew for the name “Noah”, the third word, and first distinctive word, of the parashah) is the second weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 6:9โ11:32. The parashah […]
๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ญ #๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ญ, Bereishit, Bereshis, Bereishis, B’reshith, Beresh’t, Beresheet, or Bereishees (ืึฐึผืจึตืืฉึดืืืชโ โ Hebrew for “in a beginning”, the first word in the parashah) is the first weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. GENESIS 1:1-6:8 ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: A reflection on this l weekโs Torah Portion […]
๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ค๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐:๐๐โ๐๐:๐๐ Sukkot Shabbat Chol HaMoed (Hebrew: ืืื ืืืืขื), a Hebrew phrase meaning “mundane of the festival”, refers to the intermediate days of Passover and Sukkot. As the name implies, these days mix features of “chol” (mundane) and “moed” (festival). On Sukkot, Chol HaMoed consists of […]
Haazinu Ha’azinu Haazinu, or Ha’Azinu (ืึทืึฒืึดืื ืึผโ โ Hebrew for “listen” when directed to more than one person, the first word in the parashah) is the 53rd weekly Torah portion (ืคึธึผืจึธืฉึธืืโ, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the 10th in the Book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 32:1โ52. […]